Legal Opinion
Strong v. American Fence Construction Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 5, 1926Published
1Opinion of the CourtMartin, J.
The defendant entered into a contract with the United States government to perform work and furnish materials in and about the United States Veterans’ Hospital No. 81, located at Kingsbridge road and Sedgwick avenue, borough of The Bronx, city of New York. Some of the materials and labor therefor were furnished by plaintiff. Under an act of Congress, approved August 13,1894, as amended by an act of Congress, approved February 24, 1905, and known as the Federal Mechanics’ Lien Acts (28 U. S. Stat. at Large, 278, chap. 280, as amd. by 33 id. 811, chap. 778), the defendant, as such contractor,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Lawrence v. . FoxNew York Court of Appeals · 1859
- United States Ex Rel. Hill v. American Surety Co. of NYSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
- People v. . Metropolitan Surety Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1914
- United States v. Illinois Surety Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1916
- Strong v. American Fence Construction Co.Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1926